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Mainstage Variable

bwtfh

Birthweight

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Index terms

Question asked in the latest wave:

fertilityhistory_w15.bwtfh

Question label:

Birthweight

Question text:

How much did [CHILD NAME] weigh when they were born?

Question universe:

if [ANNUALFERTILITYHISTORY.NBORNLWB > 0 | LPRNTADP2 = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.NNATCH > 0] // Has had biological child(ren) or R has biological children in household
And if [LNPRNT2 > 0] // Has biological children
And if [LChLvfh = 1] // Resident biological child
And if [(ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS & ff_everint 1) & (LChNoFH = GRIDVARIABLES.HGBIOCHM | (((LChNoFH = 99|DK|REF|MIS) |LChChkFH = 2) & DEMOGRAPHICS.PSEX = 2))] // R is new entrant never interviewed excluding rising 16 year olds and child resident and respondent is biological mother of resident child OR resident child not identified and R is female
And if [Child is < 16 years old] // Child under 16

Question interviewer instructions:

RECORD WHETHER ANSWERS IN LB/OUNCES OR KILOGRAMS AT THIS QUESTION AND ACTUAL WEIGHT AT SUBSEQUENT ONE

Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-815484.62%
refusal-210.55%
don't know-142.2%
Answer in lbs and ounces12212.09%
Answer in kilograms210.55%
Total182100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-8948183.8%
refusal-2690.61%
don't know-11191.05%
Answer in lbs and ounces1133011.76%
Answer in kilograms23152.78%
Total11314100.0%

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